A History of VeniceKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1982 - 736 sider As comprehensive as it is engaging, John Julius Norwich's A History of Venice is a complete history of "the most beautiful and magical of cities." This necessary volume traces the rise of Venice from its fifth-century origins through 1797 when Napoleon put an end to the thousand-year-old Republic. |
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... Treviso , the position became desperate . Three days after his entry into Treviso , Can Grande was carried off by a sudden fever and Venice breathed again ; but the respite was short . He was succeeded jointly by his nephews , one of ...
... Treviso , the position became desperate . Three days after his entry into Treviso , Can Grande was carried off by a sudden fever and Venice breathed again ; but the respite was short . He was succeeded jointly by his nephews , one of ...
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... Treviso was besieged . To make matters worse , the attitude of Francesco da Carrara , Lord of Padua , was distinctly equivocal ; if Padua were to betray its allegiance , the enemy would be on the very threshold of the Rialto . Such was ...
... Treviso was besieged . To make matters worse , the attitude of Francesco da Carrara , Lord of Padua , was distinctly equivocal ; if Padua were to betray its allegiance , the enemy would be on the very threshold of the Rialto . Such was ...
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... Treviso . The result was even more successful than he had expected . Duke Leopold had been ready enough to accept Treviso when the Venetians had offered it to him , but he was not prepared to put himself to much trouble or expense ...
... Treviso . The result was even more successful than he had expected . Duke Leopold had been ready enough to accept Treviso when the Venetians had offered it to him , but he was not prepared to put himself to much trouble or expense ...
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Beginnings to 727 | 3 |
Emergence 727811 | 15 |
The City Rises Up 811900 | 26 |
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